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"It's something I'll do until I die": A qualitative examination into why older women in the U.S. continue screening mammography.

Laura E BrotzmanRachel C SheltonJessica D AustinCarmen B RodriguezMariangela AgovinoNathalie MoiseParisa Tehranifar
Published in: Cancer medicine (2022)
Older women's positive experiences and views, as well as multilevel and frequently automated cues toward mammography are important drivers of routine screening in older women. These findings suggest a need for synergistic patient, provider, and system level strategies to reduce mammography overuse in older women.
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